Samuel Medley

Life

Born: 23 June 1738, Ches­hunt, Hert­ford­shire, Eng­land

Died: 17 Ju­ly 1799, Li­ver­pool, Lan­ca­shire, Eng­land

Biography
After a false start as an ap­pren­tice, Med­ley joined the Bri­tish Roy­al Na­vy, be­com­ing a mid­shi­pman in 1755. He was wound­ed in bat­tle off Port La­gos in 1759; dur­ing his re­cup­er­at­ion, he heard a ser­mon by Isaac Watts that led to his con­ver­sion. He then left the na­vy and stu­died for the min­is­try un­der Dr. Gif­ford in Lon­don. In 1767, he be­came pas­tor at the Bap­tist church in Wat­ford, Here­ford­shire. In 1772, he be­gan his min­is­try at By­ron Street in Liv­er­pool.

List of hymn lyrics

Awake, My Soul, to Joy­ful Lays Come, Join Ye Saints, with Heart and Voice Death Is No More Among Our Foes Eternal Sov­ereign Lord of All Far, Far Beyond These Lower Skies Father of Mercies, God of Love Great God, Today Thy Grace Im­part Hear, Gracious God! A Sinner’s Cry I Know That My Re­deem­er Lives In Heaven the Rapturous Song Began

Mortals Awake, with Ang­els Join Now, in a Song of Grate­ful Praise O Could I Speak the Match­less Worth O for a Bright Celestial Ray O God, Thy Mercy, Vast and Free O Let Us Tell the Match­less Love O What Amaz­ing Words of Grace Saints Die, and We Should Gent­ly Weep See a Poor Sinner, Dear­est Lord Sing the Dear Sav­ior’s Glor­ious Fame

Settings of text by Samuel Medley

• Awake, my soul, in joyful lays (Thomas Clark)
• Come join, ye saints (Thurlow Weed)
• Forerunner (Oliver Holden)
• Gilead (Oliver Holden)
• Lebanon (James P. Carrell)
• Mortals awake, with angels join (from A Fourth Set of Psalm Tunes) (Thomas Clark)
• Mortals awake, with angels join (Incarnation) (Thomas Clark)
• Now in a song of grateful praise (Thomas Clark)
• O could I speak the matchless worth (James Leach)
• Once more dear brethren (Louis Bourgeois)
• Rama (Samuel Babcock)
• Sing the dear Saviour (Louis Bourgeois)
• Wisdom (Jeremiah Ingalls)

External links

• View the Wikipedia article on Samuel Medley.